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Middle grade readers will relish these 18 excellent books in verse, which convey worlds of feeling in a limited number of words and cover a variety of times, places, and situations, encouraging empathy and understanding.

Getting real about the stormy, frustrating, and sometimes sad aspects of friendship can help middle schoolers navigate social interactions, research shows.

March 14th is Pi Day. From early readers who are still learning how to count to middle graders who might be ready to recite the first ten digits of this irrational number, Pi Day is a fun opportunity to get young readers excited about math. Here are 14 books to help mark the occasion.

Here are a few middle grade and YA titles to pass along to young readers interested in time loops. If they love them, they can read them over and over.

These middle grade tales of space travel will enchant kids who like the Disney+ film about a family trying to save a fantastical planet.

Characters in these four middle grade novels fight unjust rules and buck the school system, like Matilda. 

National Twin Day is December 18, and these 10 books featuring twins—from princesses to mediums to teens and tweens coming-of-age in contemporary and historical settings—are perfect to hand to readers.

Rollicking adventures, coming-of-age woes, and long-lasting friendships are part and parcel of middle grade books, and these outstanding 25 picks fit the bill.

These two titles feature young female protagonists who, among their busy lives, are also dealing with all the excitement and anxiety a new sibling can bring.